The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: Elizabeth
Surname: Evans

Gender: Female

Birth date: Abt. 1835

Birth place: Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Death date: 1864

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Burial place: Utah, United States

Father: Theophilus Lindsey Evans
Mother: Elizabeth Evans

Siblings

Lewis, David (1832-1881)

Married 10 July 1854 in Vaynor, Breconshire, Wales

Children

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1861 UK Census

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 21 May 1864 aboard the ship General McClellan.
Arrived in New York, Kings, New York, United States on 23 June 1864.

“Pioneer Database,” database (history.churchofjesuschrist.org: accessed 26 June 2020), Elizabeth Lewis entry, William S. Warren Company (1864).

“Saints by Sea,” database and images (saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu: accessed 26 June 2020), Elizabeth Lewis entry, age 29, arrived 23 June 1864 on the General McClellan.

Lewis, David and Elizabeth Evans

David Lewis married Elizabeth Evans on July 10, 1854, in Vaynor, Breconshire, Wales. David Lewis was baptized March 23, 1857 by David Thomas, confirmed by Evan Thomas; Elizabeth Lewis [his wife] was baptized November 16, 1857 by Roes Griffiths and confirmed by Thomas Davies; Elizabeth Evans, widow [mother of Elizabeth Evans Lewis] was baptized March 7, 1857 by Edward Thomas and confirmed March 8 by Thomas Davies; and Evan Evans [brother of Elizabeth Evans Lewis] was baptized March 7, 1857 by Edward Thomas and confirmed March 8 by Evan Thomas. Their records were transfered to the Aberdare Branch on December 16, 1860. Alll four of them were living in the same household in the 1861 Census for Aberdare. Also, the 1854 marriage certificate of David Lewis & Elizabeth Evans indicates that Elizabeth's father was deceased.

Our thanks to Mark Hodge (MHodgeSLP@gmail.com) for the information on Elizabeth Evans Lewis.